Kori nuclear power plant 1
Retired South Korea
Gross capacity
607MW
Kori nuclear power plant 1 is a pressurised water reactor unit at Kori nuclear power plant in South Korea rated at 607 MW gross. It is retired. Commercial operation began 29 Apr 1978.
Specification
| Reactor type | Pressurised water reactor (PWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | WH 60 |
| Size | Largeabove 300 MWe |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 607MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 576MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 558MW |
| Thermal output | 1,729MWt |
| NSSS vendor | Westinghouse Electric Companyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Kori nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Owner | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co100% |
| Operator | Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power |
| Coordinates | 35.3199, 129.2948 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- China National Nuclear Corporation PWR fuel assemblies
- ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas PWR and BWR fuel assemblies
- Framatome PWR fuel assemblies
- KEPCO Nuclear Fuel PWR fuel assemblies
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries PWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company PWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 1 Aug 1972Construction start
- 19 Jun 1977First criticality
- 26 Jun 1977Grid connection
- 29 Apr 1978Commercial operation
- 18 Jun 2017Permanent shutdown
Other units at Kori nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Kori nuclear power plant 2 | 681 | |
| Kori nuclear power plant 3 | 1,046 | |
| Kori nuclear power plant 4 | 1,046 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2024-05-10
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
How these sources are used, including the corrections applied on top of them and what is deliberately left blank · download the underlying data